Beyond The Wand by Tom Felton

They called for a break, and Gambon magicked up a cigarette from out of his beard. He and I were often to be found outside the stage door, having 'a breath of fresh air', as we referred to it. There would be painters and plasterers and chippies and sparks, and among them all would be me and Dumbledore having a crafty cigarette.

From Borrower to wizard, Tom Felton's adolescence was anything but ordinary. His early rise to fame saw him catapulted into the limelight aged just twelve when he landed the iconic role of Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter films.

Speaking with candour and his own trademark humour, Tom shares his experience of growing up on screen and as part of the wizarding world for the very first time. He tells all about his big break, what filming was really like and the lasting friendships he made during ten years as part of the franchise, as well as the highs and lows of fame and the reality of navigating adult life after filming finished.

Prepare to meet a real-life wizard.

I’m a huge Harry Potter fan, so when I found out Tom had a book coming out, I was dying to get my hands on it. Luckily, Sky were giving away audiobook copies to VIP members, and my good pal Kath had a spare hardback she sent me! I flittered between listening and reading, but I prefered the audiobook this time. 

I loved learning more about Tom. There were so many things I didn’t know. The tales from the Harry Potter sets were my favourite parts, I love hearing how much he admired the other actors on set, and in return how much they admired him too. Alan Rickman making the producers get Tom an adult seat so he was the same as the adults on set, he and Michael Gambon sneaking cigarette breaks, Robbie Coltrane playing pranks on Toms mum with the freaky rubber Tom. It all made me smile so much.

But one part that really got me was him talking about Emma. They have a beautiful friendship, and the whole Duck metaphor was just lovely. I’m so glad they're as good friends as they are. 

I didn’t know a lot of the things that Tom went through after the Potter movies, and my heart went out to him listening to it. I’m glad he's doing better now. I really enjoyed this one, and I think any Potter fan would love it too.